UASC sets record load of 18,601-TEU on board 18,800-TEU Al Muraykh
DUBAI's United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has achieved a record breaking load of 18,601 TEU, 98.9 per cent capacity aboard the 18,800-TEU Al Muraykh, one of the world's three greenest vessels.
The ultra-large container vessel departed Port Klang in Malaysia bound for Felixstowe as part of AEC1 service carrying 18,601 TEU.
"This unprecedented westbound shipment has decreased the CO2 output per TEU. It is set to be more than 60 per cent lower if the same containers were shipped on board a 13,500-TEU ship," the company said.
The containers on board were loaded by the shipping line and its partners in the Ocean Three alliance, which comprises CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC.